I would surely go for masterpiece gold.
many people suggested that I get V3 instead of MPG but I like both. mgp is more varied and looks awesome (not that this would be the criteria for choosing a game).
I personally like V songwise the most. But my first two picks I would take MPG and V3

Agreed, V is a great mix, but Masterpiece Gold and V3 have much nicer game software.

If I were starting anew, I would probably have gone for V after MPG (and before Masterpiece Silver, 4th+3rd, V3 and V2 in that order, and I wouldn't bother with Drummania or 3rd+2nd [mainly because it doesn't support MIDI drumkits, but also because they just aren't that good compared to the later mixes]).

"TO THE untrained eye Christian Cooper might have been stamping out a small fire " - The Times, 7th Feb, 2004

So I'm also thinking about getting into GF/DM, but I can't decide whether to get V, V3, or MPG first. I really like V3's interface, and it's got Venus, but V's got The Least 100sec. MPG, however, has a good theme too, and it's got Konoko no nanatsu no oiwaini. I really don't want to base my decision on just those three songs, so does anyone want to give their opinion on which of these three has the best songlist?